If you are simply a fan of the game, and if you were old enough to watch him pitch, you’ll recall there was always something electric in the air on a night when Dwight Gooden took the mound to pitch for the New York Mets in the ’80s and early ’90s. I can remember being [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Mets baseball’
February 2, 2008
Johan Santana — The Mets’ newest savior
If you’re a Mets fan like I am, there is no doubt in your mind — Feb. 1, 2008 was one of the greatest days in the history of the franchise. The team finalized a deal with the best pitcher in baseball, Johan Santana. For the next six years, Santana will pitch for the New [...]
September 16, 2007
How Mike Piazza showed me it was OK to move on after 9/11
When I woke up on the morning of Sept. 21, 2001, I was faced with my 27th birthday, just 10 days after the Attacks on America. For the first time in my life, I didn’t know what my birthday was going to be like, and to a degree, I didn’t even care that it was [...]
